More than a million people have been displaced from their coastal villages in Bangladesh and inland, searching for shelters in anticipation of the violent Cyclone Rimal, which is expected to sweep the low-lying coasts of Bangladesh this evening, while the authorities have raised the danger warning level to the highest level.
The media reported that the authorities in Bangladesh said that the violent cyclone “Raimal” had begun crossing the coast of Bangladesh, and that the violent storm may continue to hit the coast until at least the early hours of Monday morning, with the maximum wind speed reaching 90 kilometers per hour, and it is expected that The wind speed reaches 130 kilometers per hour, and it was warned that the hurricane could cause a storm reaching a height of up to four meters above the normal astronomical tide, which could be dangerous.
The authorities indicated that a crowded ferry carrying more than 50 passengers – twice its capacity – sank after it was submerged in stormy waters near the port of Mongla, located in the expected path of the storm, while at least 13 people were injured in the accident.
The authorities in Bangladesh closed the three seaports and the airport in Chittagong, the second largest city in the country, while about 4,000 cyclone shelters were prepared along the country’s long coast on the Bay of Bengal.
In neighboring India, tens of thousands moved inland, away from the vast Sudarbans forests, where the Ganges, Brahmaputra and Meghna rivers meet the sea, while Calcutta Airport was closed from noon today until Monday morning, with strong winds and heavy to very heavy rain expected, and orders were issued to close the beaches near the area. The cyclone is expected to hit 220 kilometers from Sagar Island in India to Kibopara in Bangladesh.
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